PUBLICATIONS SINCE SJTU


31. "Unravel Hidden Symmetry Breaking in Racemic Compounds."
W. Wang, F. Chen, Z. Chen, Y. Sun, F. Liu, S. Zhang*, 2025, Submitted.




30. "Catenanes of Twin-Cavity Cages."

Z.-M. Xu, W. Wang, B. Su, Y. Xin, C. Li, Y. Liu, H. Wang, X. Li, S. Zhang*, 2025, Submitted.




29. "Unravelling the Nucleation-Elongation Mechanism of One-Pot Catenation."

Z. Chen, X. Lv, N. Xue, W. Wang, L. Chen, and S. Zhang*, 2025, Submitted.




28. "Diphanes: Cage-Like Compounds Featuring Two Cavities." (Invited Contribution for "ChemComm Pioneering Investigators collection 2025")

J. Shen, S. Zhang*, Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 12862–12870.




27. "Formation Mechanism of Polycatenane by Direct Catenation."

W. Wang, Z. Chen, S. Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 20082–20091.




26. "Symmetry Breaking: Case Studies with Organic Cage-Racemates."

C. Chen, S. Zhang*, Acc. Chem. Res. 2025, 58, 583–598.




25. "Emergence of Chirality in Optically Active Two-Dimensional Crystal with a Spiral Surface Pattern."

H. Huang*, G. Chen, M. Hoshino, K. Adachi, D. Hashizume, H. Sato, Z. Chen, S. Zhang, K. Wang, X. Lin, Y. S. Zhao, T. Aida*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 3206–3214.




24. "Interwoven Trimeric Cage-Catenanes with Topological Chirality."

L. Chen, Z. Chen, W. Wang, C. Chen, Y. Kuboi, C. Zhang, C. Li, S. Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 30303–30313.




23. "What Can Topology Bring to Chemistry?"

W. Wang, S. Zhou, X. Yu, Q.-H. Guo, Y. Ma*, J. Song*, L. Zhang*, X. Yan*, L. Han*, Q. Liao*, X. Li*, W.-B. Zhang*, Y. Mai*, S. Zhang*, S. Che*, H.-B. Yang*, X. Fu*, M.-X. Wang, CCS Chem. 2024, 6, 2084–2109.




22. "Spheroid Model to Elaborate the Broken Symmetry and Equivalent Volume of Molecules in Crystalline Phase."

W. Wang, Z. Chen, Y. Gao, C. Chen, Y. Jiao, S. Zhang*, Phys. Rev. E 2024, 109, 064603.




21. "Unraveling the Dynamic Molecular Motions of a Twin-Cavity Cage with Slow Configurational but Rapid Conformational Interconversions."

Y. Zuo, Z. Chen, Z. Li, E. Fu, Y. Xin, C. Chen, C. Li*, S. Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63,e202405858.




20."A Donor-Acceptor Cage with Quasi-Parallel Transition Electric and Magnetic Dipole Moments for Circularly Polarized TADF Emission." (Invited Contribution for "Supramolecular & Macrocyclic chemistry in China")

L. Chen, C. Li, Z. Liu, Y. Kuboi, E. Fu, L. Sosa Vargas, C. Adachi*, F. Mathevet*, S. Zhang*, Chem. Commun. 2024, 60,1758–1761.


19. "Light-Triggered Enhancement of Fluorescence Efficiency in Organic Cages."

Z. Yang, R. Nandi, A. Orieshyna, R. Gershoni-Poranne, S. Zhang*, N. Amdursky*, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15, 136–141.


18. "Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking of Achiral Molecules Leading to the Formation of Homochiral Superstructures that Exhibit Mechanoluminescence."

Z.-F. Liu, X.-Y. Ye, L. Chen, L.-Y. Niu, W. J. Jin*, S. Zhang*, Q.-Z. Yang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202318856.



17. "A Donor–Acceptor Cage for Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence: toward a New Kind of TADF Exciplex Emitters." (Invited Contribution for Outreach Special Issue)

L. Chen, C. Li, E. Fu, M. Li, Y. Kuboi, Z.-Y. Li, Z. Chen, J. Chen, X. Liu, X. Tang, F. Maurel, C. Adachi*, F. Mathevet*, S. Zhang*, ACS Mater. Lett. 2023, 5, 1450–1455.

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16. "A Pair of Interconverting Cages Formed from Achiral Precursors Spontaneously Resolve into Homochiral Conformers."

Y. Zuo, X. Liu, E. Fu, S. Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202217225.



15. "Circularly Polarized Laser Emission from Homochiral Superstructures Self-Assembled by Achiral Molecules with Conformal Flexibility."

Z.-F. Liu, J. Ren, P. Li, F. L.-Y. Niu, Q. Liao*,S. Zhang*, Q.-Z. Yang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202214211.



14. "Heterochiral Diastereomer-Discriminative Diphanes that Form Hierarchical Superstructures with Nonlinear Optical Properties."

J. Chen, Z. Yang, G. Zhu, E. Fu, P. Li, F. Chen, C. Yu, S. Wang, S. Zhang*, JACS Au 2022, 2, 1661–1668.



13. "Visible Light-Controlled Living Cationic Polymerization of Methoxystyrene."

L. Wang, Y. Xu, Q. Zuo, H. Dai, L. Huang, M. Zhang, Y. Zheng, C. Yu, S. Zhang*, Y. Zhou*, Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 3621.


12. "Supramolecular Proton Conductors Self-Assembled by Organic Cages."

Z. Yang, N. Zhang, L. Lei, C. Yu, J. Ding, P. Li, J. Chen, M. Li, S. Ling, X. Zhuang, S. Zhang*, JACS Au 2022, 2, 819–826.



11. "Spontaneous Resolution of Racemic Cage-Catenanes via Diastereomeric Enrichment at the Molecular Level and Subsequent Narcissistic Self-Sorting at the Supramolecular Level."

P. Li, Z. Sun, J. Chen, Y. Zuo, C. Yu, X. Liu, Z. Yang, L. Chen, E. Fu, W. Wang, Z. Liu*, J. Hu*, S. Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 1342–1350.



10. "Guest Mediated Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Dissymmetric Organic Cages to Form Supramolecular Ferroelectrics."

X. Liu, G. Zhu, D. He, L. Gu, P. Shen, G. Cui, S. Wang, Z. Shi, D. Miyajima, S. Wang, S. Zhang*, CCS Chem. 2022, 4, 2420–2428.



9. "A Class of Organic Cages Featuring Twin Cavities."
Z. Yang, C. Yu, L. Chen, P. Li, J. Chen, K. J. Wu, Q. Zhu, Y.-Q. Zhao, X. Liu, S. Zhang*, Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 6124.


8. "Asymmetric Vesicles Self-Assembled by Amphiphilic Sequence-Controlled Polymers."

P. Huang, M. Qi, C. Chen, F. Xu, S. Li, Q. Xu, H. Pan, Y. Wang, C. Yu, S. Zhang,* Y. Zhou*, ACS. Macro Lett. 2021, 10, 894–900.



7. "Single-Handed Double Helix and Spiral Platelet Formed by Racemate of Dissymmetric Cages."
X. Liu, Z. Shi, M. Xie, J. Xu, Z. Zhou, S. Jung, G. Cui, T. Li, Z. Liu*, S. Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 15080–15086.



6. "Chiral Self-Sorting in Cage-like Compounds."

C. Li, Y. Zuo, Y.-Q. Zhao, S. Zhang*, Chem. Lett. 2020, 49, 1356–1366 (Invited Review).



5. "Multi-Mode Self-Oscillating Vesicle Transformers."

Q. Shao, S. Zhang, Z. Hu, Y. Zhou*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 17125–17129.



4. "Catenated Cages Mediated by Enthalpic Reaction Intermediates."

S. Xu+, P. Li+, Z-Y. Li, Z. Shi, C. Yu*, Z. Liu*, X. Liu*, S. Zhang*, CCS Chem. 2020, 2, 1838–1850.


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3."Controlled Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Catenated Cages."
Z. Sun+, P. Li+, S. Xu, Z.-Y. Li, Y. Nomura, Z.-M. Li, X. Liu, S. Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 10833–10840.


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2. "De novo Construction of Catenane with Dissymmetric Cages via Space-Discriminative Post-Assembly Modification."
P. Li+, S. Xu+, C. Yu, Z.-Y. Li, J. Xu, Z.-M. Li, L. Zou, X. Leng, S. Gao, Z. Liu*, X. Liu*, S. Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 7113–7121.


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1. "Homochirality in Biomineral Suprastructures Induced by Assembly of Single-Enantiomer Amino Acids from a Nonracemic Mixture."

W. Jiang, D. Athanasiadou, S. Zhang, R. Demichelis, K. B. Koziara, P. Raiteri, V. Nelea, W. Mi, J.-A. Ma, J. D. Gale, M. D. McKee, Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 2318.




PUBLICATIONS PRIOR TO SJTU


16. "Controlled Dendrimersome Nanoreactor System for Localized Hypochlorite-Induced Killing of Bacteria."

M. Potter, A. Najer, A. Klochner, S. Zhang, M. N. Holme, V. Nele, J. Che, L. Massi, J. Penders, C. Saunders, J. J. Doutch, A. Edwards, O. Ces, M. M. Stevens, ACS Nano 2020, 14, 17333—17353.


15. "Bioactive Cell-like Hybrids co-Assembled from (Glyco)Dendrimersomes with Bacterial Membranes."

Q. Xiao, S. S. Yadavallib, S. Zhang, S. E. Sherman, E. Fiorin, L. da Silva, D. A. Wilson, D. A. Hammer, S. Andrée, H.-J. Gabius, M. L. Klein, M. Goulian, V. Percec, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2016, 113, E1134—E1141.

14. "Onion-like Glycodendrimersomes from Sequence-Defined Janus Glycodendrimers and Influence of Architecture on Reactivity to a Lectin."
Q. Xiao, S. Zhang, Z. Wang, S. E. Sherman, R.-O. Moussodia, M. Peterca, A. Muncan, D. R. Williams, D. A. Hammer, S. Vértesy, S André, H.-J. Gabius, M. L. Klein, V. Percec, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2016, 113, 1162—1167.

13. "Glycodendrimersomes from Sequence-Defined Janus Glycodendrimers Reveal High Activity and Sensor Capacity for the Agglutination of Natural Variants of Human Lectins."
S. Zhang, Q. Xiao, S. E. Sherman, A. Muncan, A. D. M. Ramos Vicente, Z. Wang, D. A. Hammer, D. Williams, Y. Chen, D. J. Pochan, S. Vértesy, S. André, M. L. Klein, H.-J. Gabius, V. Percec, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 13334—13344.

12. "Unraveling Functional Significance of Natural Variations in Structural Aspects of a Human Galectin by Glycodendrimersomes with Programmable Glycan Surface."
S. Zhang, R.-O. Moussodia, S. Vértesy, S. André, M. L. Klein, H.-J. Gabius, V. Percec, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2015, 112, 5585—5590.

11. "Self-Organisation of Dodeca-Dendronized Fullerene into Supramolecular Discs and Helical Columns Containing a Nanowire-like Core."
S. Guerra, J. Iehl, M. Holler, M. Peterca, D. A. Wilson, B. E. Partridge, S. Zhang, R. Deschenaux, J.-F. Nierengarten, V. Percec, Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 3393—3401.

10. "Dissecting Molecular Aspects of Cell Interactions Using Glycodendrimersomes with Programmable Glycan Presentation and Engineered Human Lectins."
S. Zhang, R.‐O. Moussodia, C. Murzeau, H.‐J. Sun, M. L. Klein, S. Vértesy, S. André, R. Roy, H.‐J. Gabius, V. Percec, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 4036—4040.

9. "From Structure to Function via Complex Supramolecular Dendrimer Systems."
H.-J. Sun, S. Zhang, V. Percec, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2015, 44, 3900—3923.

8. "Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers into Uniform Onion-Like Dendrimersomes with Predictable Size and Number of Bilayers."
S. Zhang, H.-J. Sun, A. D. Hughes, R.-O. Moussodia, A. Bertin, Y. Chen, D. J. Pochan, P. A. Heiney, M. L. Klein, V. Percec, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2014, 111, 9058—9063.

7. "Mimicking Biological Membranes with Programmable Glycan Ligands Self-Assembled from Amphiphilic Janus Glycodendrimers."
S. Zhang, R.‐O. Moussodia, H.‐J. Sun, P. Leowanawat, A. Muncan, C. D. Nusbaum, K. M. Chelling, P. A. Heiney, M. L. Klein, S. André, R. Roy, H.‐J. Gabius, V. Percec, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 10899—10903.

6. "“Single-Single” Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers Self-Assemble into Uniform Dendrimersomes (Vesicles) with Predictable Size."
S. Zhang, H.-J. Sun, A. D. Hughes, B. Draghici, J. Lejnieks, P. Leowanawat, A. Bertin, L. Otero De Leon, O. V. Kulikov, Y. Chen, D. J. Pochan, P. A. Heiney, V. Percec, ACS Nano 2014. 8, 15541—565.

5. "Modular Synthesis of Amphiphilic Janus Glycodendrimers and Their Self-Assembly into Glycodendrimersomes and Other Complex Architectures with Bioactivity to Biomedically Relevant Lectins"
V. Percec, P. Leowanawat, H.-J. Sun, O. Kulikov, C. D. Nusbaum, T. M. Tran, A. Bertin, D. A. Wilson, M. Peterca, S. Zhang, N. P. Kamat, K. Vargo, D. Moock, E. D. Johnston, D. A. Hammer, D. J. Pochan, Y. Chen, Y. M. Chabre, T. C. Shiao, M. Bergeron-Brlek, S. Andre, R. Roy, H.-J. Gabius, P. A. Heiney, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 9055—9077.

4. "Synthesis of Linear and Hyperbranched Polyesters in Bronsted Acid Ionic Liquids."
S. Zhang, V. Lemaire, H. Lefebvre, M. Tessier, A. Fradet, Polym. Chem. 2013, 4. 1538—1545.

3. "Direct Poly(beta-alanine) Synthesis via Polycondensation in Ionic Liquids."
S. Zhang, L. D. Goncalves, H. Lefebvre, M. Tessier, B. Rousseau, A. Fradet, ACS Macro Lett. 2012, 1, 1079—1082.

2. "Influence of Bronsted Acid Ionic Liquid Structure on Hydroxyacid Polyesterification."
S. Zhang, H. Lefebvre, M. Tessier, A. Fradet, Green Chem. 2011, 13, 2786—2793.

1. "Poly(oxyalkylene) Synthesis in Bronsted Acid Ionic Liquids."

S. Zhang, A. Féret, H. Lefebvre, M. Tessier, A. Fradet, Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 11092—11094.

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